1、 Artificial intelligence increasingly touches our livesfrom driverless cars to smart phones.Dennis Bonilla，executive dean of information systems and technology at the University of Phoenix，told us that artificial intelligence gets into classrooms and impacts on how students learn. For example，in cla
2、sses where students see the teaching material for the first time out of the classroom，such as by reading or videos，teachers assign students homework that uses artificial intelligence technology.The software can send the teacher a detailed analysis of students comprehension of the assignment.That can
3、 enable the teacher to prepare more effectively for interactive(相互影响的) learning the next day in the classroom.With that data in hand，the teacher can begin his or her lesson with information that many students struggled to understand.The software can also recommend student pairings for effective grou
4、p activities in class.That scenario(方案)，however，is not playing out equally.Many schools with a large population of low-income students are left out because they dont have access to the latest education tools. Artificial intelligence(AI) is a part of computer science that involves teaching computers
5、how to learn，reason，and make decisions like humans do.In the classroom，AI enables customized(定 制的) learning.The software can analyze students comprehension and identify which areas individual students are struggling to master and why he or she has problems learning the material.It can also understan
6、d how each student learns and create a roadmap for academic success.Another application of the technology helps educators improve lesson plans.Some of the software can grade and evaluate essays and examsquickly collecting a database that reveals，among other things， patterns of wrong answers. 阅读短文，判断
7、正(T)误(F) 1Some students who are from low-income families dont have access to the latest AI technology.(T) 2Artificial intelligence technology in the classrooms has a bad impact on students.(F) Warm- up & Lesson 1 FuturologyPre- reading 匹配左边的单词和右边的汉语意思 第一组 1software A全体机组人员 2mass B放射性的 3radioactive C
8、质量；物质 4crew D帮助；协助 5assist E软件 答案 1.E 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 第二组 6technical A后者 7recreation B技术上的 8latter C事业；企业 9enterprise D方便使用的 10handy E消遣；娱乐 答案 6.B 7.E 8.A 9.C 10.D 第三组 11shortly A下载 12download B更新 13update C不久；很快 14starvation D歧视；识别力 15discrimination E饥饿 答案 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.E 15.D 第四组 16conflict A数
9、字式的 17equality B评估；评价 18assess C平等 19electronic D争执；冲突 20digital E电子的 答案 16.D 17.C 18.B 19.E 20.A Step 1 Fast- reading .Choose the best answer. What is the main idea of the passage? ASome famous experts of the future world. BSome possibilities of the future world. CSome interesting places of the fut
10、ure world. DSome robots of the future world. 答案 B .Read the passage and match the main idea of each part. 1Para.1 AThe meeting place，time，and content. 2Para.2 BThe writers plan to attend the seminar. 3Para.38 CThe definition of the futurologist. 4Para.9 DSix examples about the prediction of the futu
11、re. 答案 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B Step 2 Careful- reading .True(T) or False(F) 1The writer is interested in futurology because he likes to read fantasy stories.(F) 2Some predictions have come true like landing on the moon.(T) 3 In the next few years， we will use voice to give computers instructions to avoid ha
12、ckers attacking the computer system.(F) 4Computers can do everything for human beings in the future.(F) 5By the end of the century，people will have lived on other planets.(F) .Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1Which people of the following can be called futurologists? APeople w
13、ho like to read fantasy stories. BPeople who write about the future themselves. CPeople who plan the future of the world for a living. DPeople who think about the future just for fun. 答案 C 2What was the most common theme in science fiction novels in the 19th century? AAdventure. BFuture. CLove. DHis
14、tory. 答案 B 3The futurologists will hold a seminar，aiming to . Ado a research about the future Bsolve some problems about energy and natural resources Cstudy the chances of people settling on other planets Ddiscuss the endless possibilities of the future 答案 D 4Why will many people want to attend the
15、seminar? ABecause they are curious about the future. BBecause they want to make friends with futurologists. CBecause they dream of starting new enterprises based on the predictions made by futurologists. DBecause they can make a fortune at the seminar. 答案 C 5What is the prediction by the middle of t
16、he century? AA new type of electronic human might have developed. BNo one will die of starvation. CGarments will be so strong that they will never get old and worn. DTiny，insect-like robots may be sent around the cells of our bodies. 答案 A Step 3 Post- reading After reading the passage，please fill in
17、 the following blanks. People around the world have always been trying to find out more about the future over the centuries.Some people read fantasy stories 1.while others write about the future themselves.For them,2.thinking(think) about the future is just for fun.There are also some people 3.who p
18、lan the future of the world for a living.They 4.are called(call) futurologists.Here are some of their 5.predictions(predict)Computers will become 6.handier(handy)；new types of material will have been produced by the clothing industry and 7.whatever you spill on them， they will remain stainless； ther
19、e will be enough food for everyone so that no one 8.will die(die) of starvation；development in science will have made it theoretically possible for us 9.to live(live) for far longer；we will be linking our brains to the computers；we will have discovered other places 10.suitable(suit) for living. Step
20、 4 Sentence- learning 1The future is now big business and many people will attend the seminar with dreams of starting new enterprises based on the predictions they will hear this weekend. 句式分析 本句是复合句。 they will hear this weekend 是定语从句， 修饰 the predictions； based on.是过去分词短语作后置定语，相当于 which are based on
21、.。 自主翻译 未来学现在是很大的产业，许多人将参加这个研讨会，他们梦想在这个周末听 到的预测的基础上开始新事业。 2By the year 2030，development in biochemistry and medical science will have made it theoretically possible for us to live for at least 150 years. 句式分析 本句是简单句。By the year 2030 是时间状语；made it theoretically possible.为 “makeitadj.(for sb.)to do st
22、h.”结构，其中 it 是形式宾语；不定式短语 to live for at least 150 years 是真正的宾语。possible 是宾语补足语。 自主翻译 到 2030 年，生物化学和医学科学的发展将使我们活 150 岁在理论上成为可能。 3 At nine oclock on Saturday morning， Ill be sitting in the front row and listening to the great Professor Willard talking about the future of my brain. 句式分析 本句是简单句。 I 是主语， will be sitting 和 listening to 是并列谓语， talking about the future of my brain 是 listening to 的宾语补足语。 自主翻译 星期六上午九点钟，我将坐在前排，聆听伟大的威拉德教授关于大脑的未来发 展的预言。